Sr Software Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

As a Sr. Software Engineer, this seasoned professional will demonstrate competence and creativity in a wide range of technical areas. This role will have a lead role in the design, development, and testing of software applications for Abbott Cancer Diagnostics, creating expert design concepts and foolproof debugging.

This role will be able to resolve most issues and problems effectively with minimal oversight, communicate effectively with business stakeholders and mentor junior team members. This role will routinely make key decisions for the team, be accountable for application quality, and be highly productive.

Working in our Software Engineering team, you will be responsible for developing, enhancing, and sustaining software systems in a cross‑functional team environment through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering practices. You will design and create engineering specifications for building software programs based on a broad knowledge of information systems and determine what development methodology to use after documenting software requirements.

An ideal candidate will be comfortable growing others on the team as an informal leader. They would have very strong competency with Java and be knowledgeable about Spring Boot and Spring as it relates to building out microservices. Experience with Maven is a plus, as is experience with Kafka and/or HL7 and FHIR.

This position can be based in our Madison, WI or Redwood City, CA office location.

Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Demonstrate strong working knowledge, skills, and understanding of practices for complex programs and initiatives demonstrating creativity and substantial understanding of specialized techniques, processes, procedures.
• Troubleshoot issues and problems of medium complexity for major software applications; break down complex tasks, make reasonable decisions, investigate and fix bugs, and operate independently.
• Initiate independent designs that impact and influence the department’s delivery and approach. Lead reviewing design alternatives, problems, and solutions with an eye on limiting the need for later problem solving.
• Consistently influence and make significant decisions within a project, demonstrating good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions based in a solid understanding of business strategy and best practices with minimal instructions for difficult or unpredictable situations.
• Contribute individual capabilities to the achievement of group objectives, and work effectively with others in a group setting. This includes mentoring, coaching, and technical guidance for junior members of the team.
• Build successful internal and external partnerships with peers, SMEs, stakeholders, and decision-makers.
• Communicate clear and concise project plans/designs and status updates for a project.
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends, as needed.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or Engineering; or…